Hartford Courant: Larry Brown on the game, Ollie, legacy
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:26 am(Typos abound, but it's a nice blog piece about SMU coach Larry Brown)
A Basketball Life: Larry Brown, 73, Reflects On The Game, On Kevin Ollie, On Leaving A Legacy
by DOM AMORE
01/03/14
DALLAS – Larry Brown and the kids he now coaches began the day in Cincinnati, waking up after a tough loss to the Bearcats.
After the long flight home, they arrived on SMU’s campus at 2 p.m., then went to work. And work.
And Brown, 73, never got off his feet, talking, gesturing, teaching until past 5 p.m. An endless stream of guests come and go, a high school team from Houston, in town or a tournament, watched practice for a while. Friends send their toddlers in to “say hello to coach,†and he greets them all like a grandad.
“It was a long day for the plays,†Brown said, as he finally exited the gym. “Not for me.â€
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A Basketball Life: Larry Brown, 73, Reflects On The Game, On Kevin Ollie, On Leaving A Legacy
by DOM AMORE
01/03/14
DALLAS – Larry Brown and the kids he now coaches began the day in Cincinnati, waking up after a tough loss to the Bearcats.
After the long flight home, they arrived on SMU’s campus at 2 p.m., then went to work. And work.
And Brown, 73, never got off his feet, talking, gesturing, teaching until past 5 p.m. An endless stream of guests come and go, a high school team from Houston, in town or a tournament, watched practice for a while. Friends send their toddlers in to “say hello to coach,†and he greets them all like a grandad.
“It was a long day for the plays,†Brown said, as he finally exited the gym. “Not for me.â€
To read this story in its entirety, CLICK HERE.